Corsage pin



Patented Oct. 14, #1952 'lliismvetiee .relates meeuw@ pim ed moren particularly' tofl an" improv-ed corsage fpin clothing.

When-a florist sell'sla corsag'e it is. customary to include ajena sntiiai'g'ljit'piii'foif the purpose off attachingtire yiic'avvefsf f the clothing." Such pins'` -ar-eusually `srted -fthrog-hf the clothing and the Wiappedfflovv'erstems alonga horizontal line s o thatftnencorsage is suspended fromthe middle.' of the'- pin 'Ilgisl 'arrangementwis not whollysatisfactory or"'se'werall reasons.- 1 In.y the irstfp'laoe the flowers v l'he'nvso pi-'I'me'dj are often not securely supported 'fand are-likely tofbecome detachee;` and 'lengl-straight-p nsvtend'- to wrinkle orVV tear the 'clotniligswAffnotner disadvantage "of the straight' pins arises" froml vtheV fact that' fthe wearer4 is quite lai-italy to'sticlfzherself" aeoiden# tallywith the" pin `'attaching the corsa'gefior While Wearingit. f f

O ne- "objectv vof I this invention is 'to provide a Corsage piV-n which 'wi-1l.rn1ly support` the 'corrsage in vany 'desi-"rect` position and 'which may be quclglyattaelf-ied;` -to fboth the Corsagev and vthe clothing.. 5

Another object is to provide a pin which will not cause Wrinkling or-tearingl-of the clothing, the pinexerting` a o'lar'npingl action on the material rathertliana pulion the sides of the holes through which it passes?.v f

Another obje'o't is 'to provide a pin which makes a single opening 'through the clothingy rather than a pluralityl and whichl is so shaped asfto make it unlikely thatI the .wearer will 'accidentally stick'herselfff. f

A fur-ther object is torprovide `an inexpensive A further object( s-to, fprovi'de a pin which l may be supported .by the material,y of the `wear-- ers dressy and also the; shouldersstrapfof: `.an un,- dergarment for'firmer support, rthe pinnor mally lying in a vertical plane vparallel to fthe shoulder strap when atcorsage is worn at :the shoulder'. I

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specification'. in conjunction with. the drawings and theappende'dfcla'iins"' In the Vdrawings:vv I v Fig.` 1 is a vie'wshowing. a person. wearing a Corsage. supported by the 15in offthis invention; 1 isz'alviewl partially insec'tion` sh'owin'g onemanen in which thefpinisusedi" y `3 is TVan enlarged plan.' view of.. the pin; Fig. 4 is a sidevievvoiwthepinfjy v vFiga 5 is av topview.; and -"Fig. 6 is a' side vie'w'showing'the pin in the position readyxfor attaelmientV tofthefeorsage'. u The preferredl'embodiment of.4 lthe 'pin I0 of this invention is. shown. in Figs..l3-6; The pin I0 comprises ai single-piece of resilient VWire II ywhich is' bent to; they shape. shown. Eah endv of" the wire lI.I` is. sharpened tol provide a .pair `of identical-points. I2 and I'3. The two end portions of, the wire. I,I are bent fbackwardly so as to lie parallel to the. middle portion or shank I4; anv enlarged loop I5. being'. provided 'ateaehaend Y' y 'Iihepointed ends I2 and I3 Aaresbentnso as to curve around the loops I5 the radius of cuJ..va'- ture.. of 'the loops I5 being..'slightiywlesssthan that .of` the, curved points I2 and L3 Yso.- that the two. touchlin` point contactl in the; manner shown; Byithis arrangement :the pointsA I2. and I.3.do not project so. as. to 'be likely tolstiek 'into Wearers bodyxan'd yet may belreadily. inserted intowthevwrappingv. material II ot theL cors'age III and the :clothing I8. Were they endsof the pinl curved sothat the points I2 andV I3.` lay. in

contact. with l,the rloops. I5 it. wouldY be quite. 'dini'- cult to attachthepinf-to the. dress materialul, for the side portion 2|. would have .tol be pulled away 4from the sha-nl:4 Ia4: iassurningnthefpo'sition shown in.Fig-. ifbeforefthe Vpoint I3 could be insertedgin tlie dress!'material I 8?.' 'Byfin'al'cing thecurvature .of the vpoints I2' and I3.v `les'sthaii" y that :of the loops lI5 theftip offthe pointed''nd I3 is spaced'slightlyfrom the`loop lijand 'the' pin Isn may.`'be. attached to the clothing 1I 8* by merely linserting the point `I 3 "into vthe material 118: i and movi-ng:` the pin parallel"` to the` material space-zflaetween the curved point :I3 and loop I5 `u'ntilm-it; comes to restin the position "shown in Fig: 2.,I In.. some instances, however, itis pre f erredf to` 4spread the; side portions .20 and 'ZI.4 rstyand tn'en toiinsertftli'e 'pi'to lthe material lltr lso' as toy. acomplish deeperfpenetration but this lis diiicult to; do V\vlienf`i`lie ..'corsag'e I'L "isl bulky andV the dress. material la is light-Weight.

m 551g.; 2eme manner fini which me'pmfln' 'is stems are bundled together and covered with, Insofar one or more outer layers of tape 23. as this invention is concerned, however, `the number of flowers is not important for they pin may be used to support any conventional type of corsage.

The preferred method of using the pin'in this invention is as follows: The florist first forms the corsage I 'I in the conventional manner wrapping the stem23 with the tape I6, ribbons or other decorative material being added,- if desired. The pin I is then spread tothe position shown in Fig. 6 and held bythe ngers as indicatedrin broken lines. The -point I2 is inserted into the tape I 6' and moved upwardly until in the position shown inl Fig. 2. Itwill be noted that the full length of the side portion 20.1s enclosed in the wrapping material I 6.

4 ing all the wearer needs to do is to grasp the corsage and pull it upwardly. Since the clamping effect of .the half of the pin received in the Corsage II is usually greater than that of the half in thematerial I8, the pin moves upwardly with the corsage coming out of the dress material I8 the'v portion 2l being drawn through the hole25. rhevrgentle curvature of, the end loop bunching and the side portion moving through i the'hole 25.

y vIn the event that the wearer of the Corsage desires to relocate the pin in the corsage as, for

, example,l would be the case where she desired When in this position the resilience of the wire I I:I, particularly that of the enlarged loop I5, causes the side portion 20 and point I2 to exert an inward force compressing the tape I6 lying between the side portion 20 and theshank I4. This force also' causes lthe tape I6 toi be tightly clampedbetween the point I2 and the upper loop I5. Thus the corsage I'I is firmly gripped bythe pin I0 rather than merelyvsuspended therefrom as would be lthe-case if the resilience of the wire II were not brought into play. Furthermore, the space Within the lower loop I5 permits the tape I6 to bunch up or wrinkle without tearing and the bunched tape tends to hold the pin in positiOn.

The corsage II is now in position for attachment to the clothing I8 and may be attached by merely inserting the point I3 through the material I8 and moving thecorsage II downwardly until the side portion I2 is completely received within the clothing I8 whileguiding the material I8 between the diverging point I3 and loop I5. Asstatedpreviously. the side portion 2| may be bent away from the shank .I4 prior to insertion for deeper penetration but thisfisnot necessary because ofthe shape of the point I3.

A gripping action between the side portion 2I and the shank I4 and the. lower loop I5and point I3 occurs whichis similar-gto that described in connection with the attachment of the pin I0 to the corsage I1. Bu-t in thispcase the clamping action is even more important because the material I8 is usually thinner than the layers of tape I6 and the pin I0 must be secure so as not to rotate in the hole 25. Furthermore, the weight to wear the flower upside down it is a simple matter to pull the pin out of the Corsage and reinsert it in any desired position.

rAnother.'advantage of the pin ofA this `invention arises fromthe'fact that it lies parallel to the stein-s 23 of the flowers when inserted inthe corsage. This fact makes it possible to insert a pint-w through the dress material I8 and also through .the shoulder'strap 26 of anundergarment 2 'I,as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. lThis'may not be conveniently :done when a `conventional -straight'pin is employed as the pin must be placed perpendlculanto the shoulder strap 26 in order to properly support-the flower 22, The pinning of the corsage tothe shoulder strap 26- is particularly-` advantageous if the` dress is made of light weight material such vas rayon or silk. When this is done the weight of the corsage is suspended on fthevheavier,undergarment strap 26 without pullingzor tearing the dress. The enlarged upper loop I!i per-mitsthegdress material to bunch up slightly, as indicated at 28, which further minif mizes the likelihood of tearing. Furthermore this bunching of the material I8 within the loop I5, whether.A the pin I0 is supported on the shoulder strap or merely on the dress material, tends to holdthe pin in the inserted position augmenting the clamping action of the curved point I3 and the loop I5.

The pin of thisinvention may be also used to attach the corsageA Il to the hair. When this is done the pin IIJ is inserted in the corsage in the same manner as when the-corsage is to be worn of the Corsagel I 'I must not be suspended from g the hole 25. The coaction between the lower loop I5 and the curved pointv I3 accomplishes this support, `for the dress material I8 is securely clamped between-thev point` I3 andy the loop I5 nctonly bearing thefweight of the 'corsage'.zll

attached to the clothing. To attach the corsage tothe hair the wearer merely spreads the side portion 2I away from the shank I4 and inserts it over the lock of hair in the same manner as a bobby pin or hair pin is inserted. The curvature of the point I3 prevents the wearer. from sticking the scalp with it and the clamping effect of` the side -portion 2|', due to the resilience of the wire II, holds the `pin securely in the hair. Thus, the corsage may bev worn either on the dress or in the hair and may be shifted from one location to the 'other without the necessity of using a number of different pins; and the florist doesnot need to know' at the time he makes the corsagev where it is tobe worn. v

Y The preferred embodiment of the pin illustrated is'symmetrical, the portion insertable in the corsagebeingsimilar tothe portion insertable lin the'clothing. This Aform' of. construction is preferred for athen` it is impossible to use the pin backwards. However, in some instances it has proved desirable'to provide pins which arenot symmetrical. For example, the side portion 20 may be made vlonger than the remainder of the pin lto provide additional stiffening for the flower stem, orlthe .Side portion 2| may be given an undulating shape similar to a hairpin in order to better grasp the hair when the pin is used to support the corsage on the head.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a superior Corsage pin has been provided which may be quickly attached to the corsage and the clothing and which, when so attached, is securely supported without danger of bunching or tearing of the clothing. Various changes or modifications of this invention such as may present themselves to those familiar with the art may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention which is commensurate with the following claims:

What is claimed is:

1. In a Corsage pin formed from a single length of resilient wire the combination including a central portion, two side portions, a connecting rounded enlarged loop joining each sidel portion to the central portion, and a point on the end of each of said side portions, each of the side portions being curved adjacent to the point in the same direction as the adjacent loop and normally touching the outside edge of same at a place slightly spaced from said point.

2. In a pin formed from a single length of resilient wire the combination including a shank portion, two side portions, a connected rounded loop joining each side portion to the shank portion, and a point on the end of each of said side portions, each of said points being curved in the same direction as the adjacent'loop and loops normally contacting the side portions near said points, the side portions exerting an inward pressure against said loops.

BLANCHE E. ROBINSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 313,691 St. John Mar. 10, 1885 1,450,955 Glassman Apr. 10, 1923 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 1,144 Great Britain of 1879 3,484 Austria of 1900 21,872 Great Britain of 1903 15,849 Great Britain of 1908 469,279 France May 16, 1914 

